Able Quotes - Page 108

It was a time when the unthinkable became the thinkable and the impossible really happened

Their diet is basically boiled vegetables, fish and rice. No fat, no sugar. You notice when you live there that there are no fat people.

However far back we may be able to trace the - so to speak - internal history of the Universe, there can be no question of arguing that this or that external origin is either probable or improbable. We do not have, and we necessarily could not have, experience of other Universes to tell us that Universes, or Universes with these particular features, are the work of Gods, or of Gods of this or that particular sort.

Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?

It is a mark of a superior mind to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

"Man is born unto the trouble as the sparks fly upwards." In other words suffering is germane to our existence; indeed, how without it, should we be able to "fly upwards".

I was able to actually combine dance and acting, which was a dream come true.

Everytime we've had a misstep, rather than freaking out and not being able to recover, we've always looked to what's the next thing to do.

I have not eaten enough of the tree of knowledge, though in my profession I am obligated to feed on it regularly.

The more success the quantum theory has, the sillier it looks

Work is the only thing that gives substance to life.

The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession.

The result of the revolution in Germany has been to establish a democracy in the best sense of the word. We are steering towards an order of things guaranteeing a process of a natural and reasonable selection in the domain of political leadership, thanks to which that leadership will be entrusted to the most competent, irrespective of their descent, name or fortune. The memorable words of the great Corsican that every soldier carries a Field Marshal's baton in his knapsack, will find its political complement in Germany.

Change is inevitable, change for the better is a full-time job.

I definitely gravitate towards things like vegetables, chicken, brown rice, but I don't deprive myself of anything. If I want a Sprinkles cupcake, I'm having a Sprinkles cupcake. But I'm not going to have one every day... you just have to have a sensible outlook on all of it.

Nobody has ever been able to experience what they have thoroughly understood - or understand what they have experienced until they have achieved a detachment that renders them incapable of repeating the experience.

People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable.

Just-poached vegetables show off their natural attributes, and taste fresh and light in a way you never get with roasting or frying.

Being a Jew and an Israeli are inseparable things.

I see my practice as picture making. Whatever is available, I use.

He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.

The Devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape.

May 4th is a particularly memorable day in American history because 84 years to the day before May 4, 1970, there was another demonstration at the Haymarket Square in Chicago.

He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life,where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.

If the church is to be faithful it must be formed andordered from the inside of its experience and confession and not by borrowing from sources extenal to its own life.